Women with Disabilities
WWDA's Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation
On 10 December 2008, the 60th anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Australian Government launched a national public consultation about the legal recognition and protection of human rights and responsibilities in Australia. An independent Committee was established to undertake the nationwide consultation, and is to report to the Australian Government by 31 August 2009 on the issues raised and the options identified for the Government to consider in order to enhance the protection and promotion of human rights.
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) has recently completed its Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation. WWDAโs Submission highlights the fact that although Australia has embraced and ratified a number of international human rights treaties and instruments affirming its commitment to protect and promote the human rights of women and girls (including women and girls with disabilities), in practice, they have had little bearing on improving the human rights of women and girls with disabilities in Australia โ who continue to experience serious violations of their human rights, as well as failures to promote and fulfil their rights. WWDAโs Submission focuses on several key human rights where there are continuing abuses against women with disabilities in Australia, and clearly demonstrates that the human rights of women with disabilities in Australia are not currently sufficiently protected and promoted.
WWDAโs Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation is available from the WWDA website. You can access it at www.wwda.org.au/subs2006.htm in either a PDF version (780 KB) or a Word version (580 KB).
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When: 7/2/2014
